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<blockquote data-quote="gtstinger776" data-source="post: 528109" data-attributes="member: 2911"><p>I was at GT during the beginning of Bud’s tenure. I’m not a big fan of the man, but it’s only fair to judge him by individual criteria:</p><p></p><p>Fund raising: I imagine our endowment and fund raising has substantially grown during his tenure.</p><p></p><p>Academics: Did not extend the curriculum while many peers have. Could’ve extended the brand through new majors or programs. Instead, we’ve stuck to obvious / adjacent extensions such as data analytics programs. Meanwhile uga and other programs have encroached into our core offerings. In terms of rankings, we are pretty much in the same place we were 10 years ago.</p><p></p><p>Research: I think he did a decent job at extending the GT research influence with the tech square hub. Beyond that, I’m not sure what he accomplished that wasn’t conceived or put in motion by his predecessor.</p><p></p><p>Governance: The optics of the corruption, poor student safety, and suspension of student rights to due process just look terrible.</p><p></p><p>Athletics: We have become less competitive in most sports since he took over. He did little to steer the hill or support the AA. Friends of mine connected to the program and big money donors have repeatedly told me that Peterson remained unwilling to change the academic environments for the sports programs. His unwritten policy was that sports should be a self-sustaining venture rather than a substantial opportunity necessitating support / investment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gtstinger776, post: 528109, member: 2911"] I was at GT during the beginning of Bud’s tenure. I’m not a big fan of the man, but it’s only fair to judge him by individual criteria: Fund raising: I imagine our endowment and fund raising has substantially grown during his tenure. Academics: Did not extend the curriculum while many peers have. Could’ve extended the brand through new majors or programs. Instead, we’ve stuck to obvious / adjacent extensions such as data analytics programs. Meanwhile uga and other programs have encroached into our core offerings. In terms of rankings, we are pretty much in the same place we were 10 years ago. Research: I think he did a decent job at extending the GT research influence with the tech square hub. Beyond that, I’m not sure what he accomplished that wasn’t conceived or put in motion by his predecessor. Governance: The optics of the corruption, poor student safety, and suspension of student rights to due process just look terrible. Athletics: We have become less competitive in most sports since he took over. He did little to steer the hill or support the AA. Friends of mine connected to the program and big money donors have repeatedly told me that Peterson remained unwilling to change the academic environments for the sports programs. His unwritten policy was that sports should be a self-sustaining venture rather than a substantial opportunity necessitating support / investment. [/QUOTE]
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